Act 1

Greatest Hits – Donald Trump and chorus of supporters

November 6, 2018

Donald Trump backed by his supporters with signs and T-shirts gives his stump speech

Host (David Johnstone) Spoken: Not long after Trump won the nomination, I started thinking that this had all the makings of an opera, and right after he was elected, I started sketching out the outline of one when I realized that there already was one written more than 200 years ago! Now if we take the President’s first and middle names, slightly modify them – voila – we have Donald Giovanni, the 21st century’s version of Mozart’s iconic Don Giovanni. In our modern day version, we’ve got the philandering and conniving nobleman played by Donald John Trump; his long suffering lackey, Leporello, whose primary task is to keep wronged women at bay is no other than Michael Cohen; Donna Elvira, one of those wronged women who won’t stay silent, played by Stormy Daniels; and well, you get the picture, it all fits! So, in the original scene of Deh, vieni alla finestra, Don Giovanni disguises himself as a commoner to seduce Donna Elvira’s maid, but in our living and breathing version, our Donnie G. disguises himself as a populist to seduce the American people. Here’s we’ve set some of his campaign’s greatest catch phrases to music:

Crowd: Build that wall! Build that wall!

Trump:

I’ll build a great big wall                 a beauty it will be

And Mexico will pay for it all        believe me

They’re sending drugs and criminals

They’re sending their worst

And some are good people, I suppose

But I’ll deal with the others first.

 

Crowd: Lock her up! Lock her up!

Trump:

I’ll lock up my opponent                               we all know she’s a crook

From the very first moment        I’ll throw the book

There’s the foundation and email server

Don’t forget Benghazi

The fact the FBI didn’t find anything to prosecute

That’s a technicality.

 

Crowd: Drain the swamp! Drain the swamp!

Trump:

I’m the only to fix the system      I don’t need the money

I’m the only who can resist ‘em                 trust me

I’ll hire the very best people

The best that money can buy

We’ll let these industries police themselves

At least it’s worth a try.

 

Crowd: Build that wall! Build that wall!

Trump:

I’ll build a great big wall                 from sea to shining sea

2000 miles of concrete all all       you will see

Who cares I know it’s not possible

That doesn’t bother me

I’ll say what I think you want to hear

Just vote for me, just vote for me.